The National tribune., 1887-12-15

ROSS, ENnu-AAtGs AAss IL ilfie ttnSiDus y - H.
clark, Charlton, Iowa, l. Eugene Cole wnsey
kan, 8.
DANCING As A SOCIAL PAsTIIE.
FRIENDS or THE c. c.; ] would want 20 know the
person with WHOM was dealing before said what
lie should aud shouldn't do. The subject Of dane
ing j. rather hard 90 discuss, but as Clod Cufier
wished flr the g. c. views, / viii venture my opn'
ion, trusting that my readers viii be lenient with
me II make any remarks in opposition To fheir
views. When one comes TO think Of dancing a. the
only amusement 10 be found for Winter pasilme II
sounds rather foolish, when there are 20 many other
things at our disposal. ] see no harm in dancing
nt a few parties la the Winter but TO go steadily To
Winter dances does not tend 10 build mp the char
acter or enligiIten the mind diversity OF ocSu-
patton II what is needed. just different food IL
needed TO sustain the body. A man mentally EN-.
ployed needs physical exercise for recreation, and
Vice-versR / do not sanction public dances. but
private dances I sometimes attend. for Il is no
worse 20 dance with our intimate acquaintances al
private hall than spending AN evening Win The
Dancing rightly carried on would many times
put an end 10 perniciOus kissing parties that are
sometimes INDUCED in, and the skating rnks that
have ruined many Of our innocent boys and girls
1t h not the dancing and skating that are ungody,
but the persons with whom come In contact.
ann not going 90 take Clod Cutters part wholly,
FOR think ii lac should try 10 raise the young peo-
pes ideas 20 a higher plane he would do better for
himself and them by joining the dancing club. lie
will find that pursuit for knowledge Is The best
amusement / would not want 10 advise him 10
disobey his parents wishes for most probably they
know whereof they think and speak. but DO
say that some paUeuts who have been 30 bitterly
opposed 10 dancing and card playing have driven
their children ruin by simply refusing 10 lei Them
ion with their friends Where direct opposition Is
good for some for others IL is but ruin. A parent
must understand the nature OF his child just as
much az teachers who have children under their
control am glad that my parents were Wiling ior
10 join with my friends an Their dances Tor now
care butVey little 10 attend whereas if had had
direct refusal 10 learn. might have cared more Tor
ID than do Dancing should be regulated accord
ing TO the rules governing good society. 10 ihis
end all good people should lend their AID, when IL
A. -. asaFfh nv
motive OF the graoes of social liie.-Margsrei
Breble.
THE KITTENS STORY.
For Our Was TRIBUNE FOJls
am a handsome Maltese kitten; in fact, can
safely say that am the best looking kitten IN our
neiglborhoOd. and am not very vain, either But
the day before Thanksgiving sad accident hap,
pened TO me- Indeed feel the effects OF II yet, and
al the time thought would surely die
Our folks got tiDe turkey, nice and plump ana
fat. They killed him, aud a piece Of his neck WAS
thrown out. ! saw il and II looked very tempting,
so began eating IL. suddenly. without warning
piece OF bone slipped down my throat and there ~
stuck. i coughcd and coughed, but IL would not
come up. My throat panied and hurt dresdiuly,
and began To get frightened. what II ehoksq
20 death? A cold chill crept down my back, ana
felt faint and sick
My mistress came out aud seeing my distress
came 10 my side 10 see what allied me. Then her
niece and 4 neiglbor woman came 10 see what was
wrong. My mistress punched a stick down my
throat and jabbed and jabbed around until L
the midst of our dilemma my master came out
Whats the mRtter?" he cried
The kitten has something in her throat" said
uttered a series Of doleful coughs. and my mas
ter came down from the porch 10 see what he could
Jerk her around ills way" and he rolled
over with HE great clumsy foot. Then was seized
and shaken aud bounced and rubbed until my sides
ached but this treatment made me cough harder
than ever. And then they stood and watched me
while orRWed around. My throat began 10 bleed.
and grew terribly alarmed.
My master cut a lttle smooth stick from a tree.
and they caught me and held me while he run 10
down my throat. and punched and jammed 40
around. hurting my throat worse than ever.
OF course ann very grateful To them for trying
10 aid me. But they might have boon more gentle
about IL.
but at last. afier great deal of suffering. the
bone was dislOdged, much 10 my relief am very
thankful.
lam feeling a great deal better to-day, although
my throat still pains me, and am very weak;
but had a great deal 20 be thankful for. Don't
you think so, children? ] might have been choked
TO DEATH but instead able paItake OF a few
choice bits Of turkey on Thanksgiving Day.-K. B.
i H. Pittsburg, Pa
CLUB WHISPERS.
Sorry Zoe but don't dare venture TO give you
subject for essay. Must plead Ignorance; never
was obliged 10 write one myself i congratulate
g. w. Castle on his coming happiness: and 10 Chas
because he was " President" "Cod Cuher."
think will get 10 Heaven soon IL he en- Joys dane
ing, as though ne sal uONn IN corner Ol ceine-
terry aud looked like ghost. Dancing, when not
carried 10 excess, aud when enjoyed in good COM
pany i thinis harmless amusement. Don't dance
1 much myself Glad my Door description Of fire.
works found a welcome in the home Of Alice.
Thanks. Miss Alice.-Annie J.. Marsh
DEAR OLD SANTA: want you 20 remember we
/ are going TO have Christmas tree in Dixie. You
| have been here, and you know that this deep in
/ Dixie never raise popcorn. and some OF us
never saw any. Some 70 years ago some Yankees
! came down from the Yankee nation and dug all
our sweet " talcrs, and now, Santa. want you TO
pick us an ear OF popcorn from every farm in the
/ Yankee land before you start down here and YOU
] M sst start soon enough for Us 10 pop n for our
Christmas tree ON Christmas eve.-Nour loving
Rose Little. Senner, Hilsboro Co., Fla.
FRIENDS THE q. C.: DO you hear that whs-
per from the wds of Western Kansas Now
don't LET us shut our eyes and hearts TO their very
commendable appeal. Many OF us have some
thing Ia the way Of reading matter that has long
since lost lie attraction for as and the thought Of
tho good they may do 10 Others viii no doubt cause
90 act promptly The tone OF their letter is our
assurance that our kindness win be heartily app
preciaied. Maggie and Myrtle will receive some
thing soon froin-R. Van Wrinkle.
Would not marry the President Of the United
States. il did not love hm.-Anna III. Snow,
Willow Springs no.
II 80 Presidents came 20 me and asked me "a
marry them, aud did not love them, do you think
i would have one of ibem2 No, indeed. would
not. The boys Judge ns girls wrong If they think
We would marry the President IL we did not love
him, when some Of tlie boys Of acquaintance
was far dear to Don't think tlle girls are
quite as bad ns that-L. v. b.
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